Apparel garment



April 22, 1930. w. KoP

APPAREL GARMENT Filed Oct. 2, 192

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Patented Apr. 22, 1939 WALDEMAR irons, or new YORK-1V.Y.,, ass relvon TOKOPS BROS. INC., or raw YORK,

' Y., A oonronarron on NEW YORK arrannn GARMENT 7 Application fi1e 1ctober 2, 1928. Serial No. 309,721.

This invention relat'esto' that type of apparel garment made in. thenature of a corset to extend from a position above the bust line to aposition below the hips and to surround the body of the wearer. Theobject of themvention is the provision of a garment in which there is agirdle so constructed that the front portion thereof functions as anadjustable abdominal support and diaphragm control, while'the rear orback portion thereof functions as a buttocks confiner.

In carryingout the invention the garment made in accordancetherewithcomprises abody member which-is preferably open at one side and theedges of the closure provided with means for connecting the same tooneanother. The body of thegarment is designedto extend from above thebust line to below the hips of the wearer and is constructed to includea girdle surrounding the body of the wearer with the parts of the girdlepreferably connected at the front and with theiback or rear Y of thegirdle incorporated in the lower portion of the body member ofthegarment; The front and side portions of the girdle, are, therefore,free from and underlie theadj'acent portions of the body of the garmentandfare I adapted to overlie the abdomen and the lower 7 portion-of thediaphragm, of the body of the wearer. The girdle, furthermore, :isconstructed to, include elastic inserts and iistable elastic strapswhereby the front portion thereof is adapted to support the abdomen ofthe wearer and to mold or control thelower portion of the diaphr'agmofthe wearer, and v as hereinbefore stated the back'o'r rear portions ofthe girdle are made to conform to and retain the buttocks of the wearer.Furthermore, as preferablyconstructed the portions members of the'girdleare unattached thereto in order to produceastraight front effect, all

of which will be hereinafter more particularly described. I y V In thedrawinglligure '1 is a perspective View of the garment made inaccordance with this invention showing the same in position on the bodyof the wearer, f 1

' i Fig. 2 is a front elevation ofthe garment showing the body memberthereof open to by reference to the drawing, comprises a body of thebody of the garment overlying the front more clearly illustrate thegirdle construction,

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the front memberfof the girdle, and r v vFig. 4t is a plan of the garment on an enlarged scale and viewing thesame in an extended position from the inner side thereof.

In carrying out the invention thegarment made in accordance therewith,as will be seen member built up of a back member, side members, and afront member, and with which'the girdle feature is'incorporated. Asillustrated the back member of the body of the garmentthe section 12 isconnected to the central sec- 3 "tion 10 by a relnforcing strip 16 andsuitable lines of stitching 17 The reinforcing strip includes a centralsection 10 and lateral sec- 16 forms a'pocket in 'which'are containedsuitable stays 18.

v The side member of the body of the garment at the right side thereofis constructed to include sections 19 and 20. The section 20 ineludesan'elastic insert 20 extending upward.-

.ly from the lower edge' of. the garment to' a point at or appreciablyabove the waistline. 1: This elasticinsert tapers from the lower edge ofthe garment upwardly. The; sections 19 and 20 ofthis side member areconnected by a reinforcing strip 21 and suitable lines of stitching 22.Similarly the upper portion of the section 20 and the adjacent edge ofthe elastic insert 20 are connected to the lateral section 11 of theback member by'a reinforcing stripv23 and lines of stitching 24. Thereinforcing strip 23 also provides a pocket for containing suitable,stays as indicated at 25. The adjacent edges of the section 20 and-theinsert 20 are also connected by a reinforcing strip and the necessarylines of stitching. The front member of the body of the garment isindicated at 26. In the lower portion of this member there is preferablyemployed .ajV 'shaped elastic insert designated at 27 and alsoassociated therewith is a liner member 28 which is adapted to extendoverthe central;

1 is madeto include an elastic insert abdominal portion of the body ofthe wearer.

The left side of the body of the garment includes a side section 29 anda side section 30 between which parts the garment is open and 5 by whichthrough a suitable closure structure it is secured in position on thebody of the wearer. The section. 19 of the right hand side member isconnected to the front member 26 by a reinforcing strip 31 and suitablelines of stitching 32. In like manner at the opposite edge thereof thisfront member 26 is con nected to the left hand side member 29 by areinforcing strip 33 and suitable lines of stitching 34. Along its freeedge the section 29 is fitted with a reinforcing strip 35 which may beconnected thereto by lines of stitching 36 or otherwise.

Suitably secured in spaced positions along a reinforcing strip 35 thereis a series of hooks 20 37 The other section of the left hand sidemember, namely, the section 30, is connected to'the section 12 by areinforcing strip 38 and suitable lines of stitching 39. The section 30corresponds to the section 20. The section 30 The adjacent edge of thiselastic insert 30 is connected to the section 12 by the same reinforcingstrip 38 and lines of stitching 39 by which the upper portion of thesection 30 is connect- 30 ed thereto, and the adjacent lower edges ofthe section 30 and the elastic insert 30 are connected to each other bya suitable reinforcing strip and the necessary lines of stitching. Thiselastic section 30 is similarly shaped and i 35 complementary to theelastic section 20. The

pocket formed by the reinforcing strip 38 as illustratedmay"conta'insuitable stays 40 which in this side of the garment are thecounter-parts of the stays 25 in the other side thereof. The free edgeof the section 30Jis fitted with a reinforcing strip 41 secured theretoby suitable lines of stitching 42 or otherwise and connected to the.reinforcing strip 41 there is a series of-eyes 43 corresponding innumber and position with the hooks 37 whereby, as will be understood,each one of the hooks 37' may be caused to engage in the correspondingeye 43 in connecting the parts of the closure member to secure thegarment in position on thebody of the wearer.

In the back ofthe garment and associated V with the lateral section 11 Iemploy a liner member 44 formingpart of the girdle. In a centrallydisposed position extending longitudinally of the garment this linermember 44 may be fitted with a reinforcing strip 45 forming a pocket forthe'stays as indicated at 46. The lower edge of this liner member 44 iscoincident with and connected to the lower edge of the lateral section11 so thatthe lower edges of these sectionslie in the lower edge 'of thegarment. i 1

V The upper edge of this liner member is in .dicated at 47 and extendsupwardly from 1 the centralsection 10 across the lateral section 11 tothe section 20. The rearward edge of this liner member 44 is connectedto the back member 10 by the same lines of stitching 14 that connect thereinforcing strip 13 thereto while the forward edge of the liner member44 is connected'to the section 20 and the elas tic member 20 by thelines of stitching 24 and the reinforcing strip 23. Similarly in theleft side of the body of the garment there is a liner member 48. In acentral longitudinally disposed position this liner member 48 may beprovided with a reinforcing strip 49 forming a pocket for suitable stays50. The lower edge of this liner member 48 is coincident with the loweredge of the section 12, both of which lie in the lower edge of thegarment. The upper edge of the liner member 48, as indicated at 51,extends in an inclined direction upwardly from the central section 10 tothe section 30.

The lower ends of these upper edge portionsof the liner members lie ator appreciably below the waist line while the upper ends thereof areapproximately at or appreciably above the waist line. In the lowerportion of the back of the garment there is a liner member 52 which iscoextensive circumferentially with the central section 10' and extendsupwardly from the lower edge of the garment an appre ciable distance.The longitudinal edges of this liner member 52 are secured in thegarment bythe reinforcing strips and lines of stitching which secure thecentral section 10 to the lateral sections 11 and 12. The lower edge ofthe liner member 52 is connected to and coincident with the lower edgeof the section 10. The upper portion of this liner member 52 like theliner members 44 and 48 is not connected to the overlying portion of thebody of the garment. These liner members, aswill beunderstood, form therear or back portions of the girdle of the garment.

The front and side portions of the girdle of the garment are preferablymade in two parts divided and adapted to be connected at the frontcenter thereof. The right hand portion of these front and side membersof the girdle is preferably constructed to include a front member and aside member. The front member comprises a central or front section 53and an elastic section 54. The section 53 may be constructed to includea reinforcing strip 55 forming a pocket for suitable stays 56. At theforward or free edge of the section 53 the same is fitted with a frontsteel 57 including the usual front steel sockets 58. ;The lower end ofthe front steel terminates apreciably above the lower'end of the section53and below the front steel and at the free edge thereof this section,as illustrated, 1s provided with a set of hooks indicated at 59. Theelastic sec tion 54 is connected. at its forward edge to the rearwardedge of the section 531731 a reinforcing strip 60 and suitable lines ofstitching which, as illustrated, form a pocket for a stay 61." The sidemember of this portion of the 7 this elastic strap is fixed to the frontsteel sec Gil girdle includes a section 62 and a section 68.

These sections are connected by areinforcing strip 64 and suitable linesof stitcl-iing 65 and the rearward edge of the elastic section '54 isconnected to the forward edge of the section 62 by a reinforcing strip66 and lines of stitching 67 which mayalso form a pociret for a stay 68.The upper edge 69 of the sections 62 and 63 inclines downwardly from thesection 11 to the upper edge of the elastic section 54while the loweredge 70 of these sections 62 and 63 tapersdownwardly from the elasticsection 54 to approximately the lower edge of the garment at the forwardedge of the secti on 11 and the upperportion of this lower edge 70extends to thegroin of the wearer.

I An anchor strap 71 is secured along one edge to the sections 62 andthe elasticsection 54 by the reinforcing strip 66 and the lines ofstitching 67 which connect these parts to one another. At its oppositeor forward edge this anchor strap 71 is provided with a seri'esof.eyelets 72. An abdominal or uphft strap 73 is secured at one end to thefront steel section.

as indicated at 74, with the upper portion of. the forward edge atapprox mately the lower end of the frontsteel. The oppositeor 1'89.iwardedge of this abdominal strap, which is made of elastic webbing, isprovided with a series of eyelets 75 through which. and also through theeyelets 72, a suitable lace? 6 is threaded in order to'adjustablyconnect the elastic strap 7 to-the anchor strap 71. In the upper portionof the front of the girdle thei is an elastic strap 77. "At itsforwardedge tion by being connectedthereto in any suitable manner, asfor example, by lines of stitch ing, as indicated at 78. Thisstraptapers downwardly and at its rearward edge is pro vided with a seriesofeyelets 7 9. Threaded through the eyelets and also through the up pereyelets in the anchor strap 71-the'reis a lace foradjustably connectingthe strap 77 to the anchor strap'TLQ Q he front'members of the girdle inthe left hand side of the garment are the counterparts of thosehcreinbefore described for the ight hand side of the garment The frontmember of this left hand part of the girdle comprises a section 81 andan elastic section 82. In the section 81 there is a reinforcing strip 83forming a pocket for suitablestays 84. At the forwardedge ofthe section81 there isa front steel section inwhich the usual front steel 85 1sembod1ed.- This front steel.

85 is'fitted with'studs86 adapted to be received in the correspondingsockets 58 in order to thereby connectthese' parts of the garment. I

The lower end of the frontsteel terminates an appreciable distance abovethe lower edge of the front sectionu81 and below the lower edge of'thisfront steel the front steel section isfitted with eyelets 87 forengagement with the hook members 59 in orderto complete the connectionbetween these parts of the girdle. -he forward edge of the elasticsection 82 is connected to the rearward edge of thesection 81 by meansof a reinforcing strip 88and suitable lines of stitching which form apocket for a stay 89. The side memberof this portion of the girdle, asillustrated, comprises sections 90 and 91. These sections areconnectedto one another by means of a reinforcing strip 92 and lines ofstitching 93 while the forward edge ofthe section 90 is connected to therearward edge of the elastic section 82'by a reinforcing strip 94 andlines of stitching 95 which provide a poclret fora stay 96. The up'peredge of the sections 90 and 91. is indicated at 97 and the lower edge ofthese sections'is indicated at 98. s The up per edge 97 tapersdownwardly from the section 12 to the elastic section 82 and the loweredge98 tapers upwardly from the section 12 adjacent the lower edge ofthegarment to the elastic section 82,the upper portion of this edge 98extending to the groin line of the wearer. I g

At one longitudinal edge an anchor strap 99 is connected to the elastic.section 82 and the section 90 by means of the reinforcing strip 94 andthe linesof stitching which connect thesesections; Atits opposite orforward edge this anchor strap 99 is provided with a series of eyelets100. An abdominal upliftstrap 101 is connected at its forward edge tothe lower portion of the front steelv section, as indicated at 102, andthis strap 101, which is made of elastic webbing, extends upwardly likethe strap 73 and atits rearward edge is fitted with a series of eyelets103.

Threaded through the eyelets .103'and the.

lower eyelets there is a lace 104 for adjustably connecting these partsto one another. Inthe upper portion of thegirdle at the front sidethereof there is a strap 105 also made of elastic webbing and secured atits forward end to the uper portionofthe front steel section asindicated at 106. Thisstrap 105 ex tends downwardl-y and at its rearwardod -e is fitted with a series of eyelets 107. A lace 108 is threadedthrough the'eyeiets 107 and the upper eyelets 100 in the anchor strap99.

A garment furthermore may be provided with suitable hose supporters. Asillustrated,

' sion against the abdomen to adequately support the same. Th s tensionin some instances j.

as the elastic material becomes more and more less effective in the useof the garment. It will furthermore be understood that in a'dditiontothese functions performed bythe front parts of the girdle, the tensionexerted thereby will be extended through the side sections of the girdleand the back sections thereof to the lower rear edge portions of thegarment to shape and control the buttocks of the wearer, the elasticsections 20 and being employed to cause the garment to fit smoothly overthe'hips. Stillfurthermore, and inasmuch as the front and side membersofthe front portion of the girdle are entirely free from the garment theoverlying portions'thereof tend to produce a straight front effect.

I claim as my invention 1. In an apparel garment, a body memberadapted-to surround the body of the wearer from a line above the bust toa line below the'buttocks, the said body member including a backsection, an abdominal support and diaphragm control member comprising afront section of inelastic material and elastic sections laterallythereof, the-said sections being adapted to overlie the abdomen and thelower portion of the diaphragm of the wearer, uplift straps of elasticmaterial extending from 'the lower front central portions of the ab-Vdominal support and diaphragm control member to the distant edgesthereof, means for adjusting the said uplift straps to position,diaphragm control straps of elastic material extending from the upperfront central portion of the said abdominal support I and diaphragmcontrolmember to the distant edges thereof, means for adjusting the saiddiaphragm control straps to position, and side sections of inelasticmaterial connected at their forward edges to the distant edges of thesaid elastic sections of the said abdominal support and diaphragmcontrol member and alsoto the distant edges of the said uplift strapsand diaphragm control straps and at their rear edges to the side edgesof the back section of the body of the garment, the lower 1 the lowerside portions of the back section of i the body member whereby thetension isadjustably exerted to support the abdomenand edges of the saidside sections extending downwardly from the lower end portions of theabdominal support and diaphragm control member to substantially thelower end of V the buttocks of the wearer.

2. In an apparel garment, a body member adapted to surround the body ofa wearer from a line above the bust to a line below the buttocks, thesaid body member including a Jack member, a longitudinally dividedabdominal support and diaphragm control member comprising front sectionsof inelastic material connectible to one another and elastic sectionslaterally thereof, the said sections being adapted to overlie theabdomen and the lower portion of the diaphragm of the wearer, upliftstraps of elastic material extending upwardly from the lower frontcentral portions of the abdominal support and diaphragm control memberto the distant edges thereof, diaphragm control strapsof elasticmaterial extending downwardly from the upper frontcentral portions ofthe said abdominal support and diaphragm control member to the distantedges thereof, side members of inelastic material connected at theirforward edges to the distant edges of the said elastic sections ofthesaid abdominal support and diaphragm control member and V at theirrear edges to the side edges of the back 7 memberof the body of thegarment, the lower edges of the said side members extending downwardlyfrom the lower end portions of the abdominal support and diaphragmcontrol member to substantially the lower end of the side portions ofthe back member of the body member, anchor straps connected to theforward edges of the said side members, and lacing devices foradjustably connecting the said anchor straps to the said uplift strapsand the said diaphragm control straps, whereby tensions isadjustably-exerted to support the abdomen and to maintain the upperfront portion ofthe abdominal support and diaphragm control member inposition to control the diaphragm and the said tension is transmittedthrough the said side members to the back member of the garment to causethe lower portion of the back member of the garment to conform to andsupport the back and retain the buttocks of the wearer.

Signed by methis 25th day of September,

' 'WALDEMAR KGPS.

